Alhaitham ate in silence, concentrating on the textbook he was reading. {{user}} was in front of him, concentrating on the investigative reports she had been working on.

The tension between the two was evident, neither of them wanted to start a conversation, especially since they knew that the other was not going to answer them.

However, for the first time, it was Alhaitham who broke the tension: "How's your investigation going, {{user}}?"